"Mr Stone told
The News: ‘I believe the public have the right to know who is living
near them in order that they can prevent their children being involved
with these type of people. I have done a job. Children deserve to be
safe.’ "

"Prosecutor Caroline Gates attempted to have the names of the men banned from being published, but the application was turned down by District Judge Kevin Gray following representations from Stone’s solicitor, Mark Florida-James, and The Herald.

Three of the four men appeared in Plymouth courts while the fourth was convicted at Exeter Crown Court. One was a pensioner caught with nearly 50 indecent images of children, another was found with 500 indecent images of children. Another man was jailed for eight months, suspended for two years after officers found 400 images of naked children on his computer, 51 of which showed children suffering serious abuse by adults.

The court appearances ranged from as far back as 2003 to 2014.

The application to withhold reporting the identity of the fifth man was approved, on the basis that he was not a registered sex offender.

Stone pleaded not guilty to the charge.

He was granted conditional bail, and ordered not to contact any registered sex offender in England and Wales either directly or indirectly.

The case will next be heard at Plymouth Magistrates Court on February 3, 2015."